The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners to put former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel‘s name back on the ballot for mayor.
Emanuel took his case to the high court one day after a state appeals court ruled that he was not eligible to run for mayor because he didn’t live in Chicago for a year before the Feb. 22 vote.
Officially, the high court issued a stay — essentially stopping the lower court’s order to remove Emanuel’s name from the ballot — but it did not say whether it would hear his appeal.
In the meantime, the high court said, any ballots that are printed must include the former White House chief of staff’s name
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